What Alastair Crooke has said about Israeli strikes in Lebanon
2 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 9, 2026
Alastair Crooke, Former British MI6 officer and director of Conflicts Forum, has been quoted on Israeli strikes in Lebanon 2 times in 1 episode of The Tucker Carlson Show, most recently on April 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Crooke says Israeli military figures view the Beirut strikes as a militarily pointless last-gasp show of force before joining the ceasefire.
“This is clearly a last gasp by the government there to present, if you like, a victory before they have to concede that they will join the ceasefire”
The Tucker Carlson Show: BREAKING: Netanyahu’s Terror Attack on Lebanon Destroys Trump’s Ceasefire. Tucker Reacts. (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 2:06:35
Crooke says Israel's nuclear threat would be a last resort, but warns that messianic thinking in Israel makes a rationalist reading insufficient.
“At the last resort, possibly. But not before. No, I don't think so. I think it would be very much a last resort”
The Tucker Carlson Show: BREAKING: Netanyahu’s Terror Attack on Lebanon Destroys Trump’s Ceasefire. Tucker Reacts. (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:53:03
Episodes
BREAKING: Netanyahu’s Terror Attack on Lebanon Destroys Trump’s Ceasefire. Tucker Reacts.The Tucker Carlson Show · Apr 9, 2026 · 2 h 24 min
Tucker Carlson argues Israel's strikes on Beirut undermined Trump's Iran ceasefire, then interviews Alastair Crooke on Iran's resilience, Hormuz leverage and the war's likely course.
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